28 Weeks 3 Days

This morning we had our ultrasound!  Sarah's position was quite stubborn for getting good pictures to post for you but we tried our best.  Yesterday, as I mentioned in the last post, was her most active day ever so today she has been sleeping...a lot!  She was head down, facing my back and not wanting to move.  One of her arms was wrapped up around her head and as the technician pressed the ultrasound probe on my belling Sarah would  give a little nudge with her head to say "Cut it out, I'm trying to sleep in here!"  It was pretty funny to see her do that.

Her heart rate looked good and normal.  We got some measurements of her thigh, abdomen and head to get a good determination of how well she is growing.  Today I am 28 weeks and 3 days along in my pregnancy but Sarah's measurements put her 30 weeks!  All the books say that at this stage she should weigh around 2 lbs 4 ounces, but based off of her measurements she is 2 lbs 15 ounces...an ounce shy of 3 pounds!  The technician said that my OB doctor is the only one that can "change" my due date but from these calculations the computer gave me a new due date of May 10th!  Now this is only based off of Sarah's gestational development and considering we are a fertility patient the window of conception is VERY small leaving  the official due date  of May 18th to be pretty precise by 12 hours.

I have a follow up appointment with my OB doctor this Friday and should be getting the results of how Sarah's left kidney is developing.  Please continue to pray that it is within the normal range and that there will be no problems down the road.

Ok, so here is the fun part!  I have posted the picture sideways so you can identify what your looking at better.

 

Looking straight at the picture her arm extends from her elbow to her fingers along the side of her head.  The arm is on the left side of the picture and her head is on the right side of the picture.  If you think you can make out an eye, nose, cheek and chin...you got it!  The round blob at the bottom of the picture is part of her abdomen.  Click on the picture to get a bigger view.

Toes...what are those again???

Ok so I admit I have not done my part on keeping y'all updated with current pictures and the latest developments.  We have been extremely busy getting moved into our new house.

Here is a picture we took as we were running out the door to do errands on Saturday.  Today by far has been Sarah's most active day.  She has kicked and jabbed me in every direction and I absolutely love it!

So this week marks 28 weeks and my belly button is almost nonexistent.  I couldn't tell you what color my toenails are painted unless I pull them up to elevate them, and if I don't they turn into pudgy little vienna sausages!

Tomorrow is our ultrasound!  We can't wait to see our daughter again!!  If we get prints of the U/S I will post them ASAP!

Hello Third Trimester!

That's right!  Friday marks the beginning of the third trimester!  I have to apologize to all of you out there that keep looking at the blog for updates and there hasn't been any for a few weeks.  Tim and I have been extremely busy moving into our new home.  Tim checked into his new command at Naval Station Mayport the first week in February and has been busy, busy busy with that ever since.

I was able to get things set up at the Naval Hospital and be seen by my new OB doctor last week.  We have an ultrasound scheduled for Monday (Feb. 27th) and a follow-up appointment with my OB doctor Friday (March 2nd).  After these appointments I should be able to give you a full detailed update and hopefully some pictures of our beautiful daughter.

With as active as I have been setting up the house I don't necessarily feel Sarah's movements until the end of the day or in the morning when I am sitting down or trying to sleep.  I absolutely love feeling her kicks, hits and jabs to the bladder...especially at 4:30 AM!  There is something special about feeling life growing inside of you.  Tim always refers back to the dancing alien from Space Balls that jumps out of a man and starts singing and dancing on the diner counter.  He is such a goof ball.  But seriously we have been so blessed by God this year and continue to give Him all the glory in making this miracle, this dream come true for our family.

UPDATE!!! UPDATE!!!

So much has happened in the last two weeks!  We had a house full of family visiting for Tim's winging!  Praise the Lord!  What a great achievement for Tim.  We are all so proud of him and his dedication to his career in the U.S. Navy.

Shortly after the wining ceremony, family started to go home.  Tim's parents stayed a little longer and went with us to Jacksonville to look at houses with our realtor.

Monday Jan. 16th: Tim Jr. and Tim Sr. drove the truck with full load in our 24 foot car hauler trailer to put half our house in storage until we find a place to live.  Margie and I drove the Jetta ahead of the boys.  For us girls it was a 5 1/2 hour trip but because the boys drove "The Beast" - 1983 Dodge Ram, it took them almost 7 hours.

Tuesday Jan 17th: We woke up early to meet the realtor we had been working with via phone and email up until this time.  He had around fifteen houses for us to look at that day!  This was awesome since we only had one day to look at houses.  We spent the entire day walking in, out and around houses we were interested in.  Around house #12 we found the one that fit our needs, wants and demands perfectly but continued to look a a few more just in case.  That night we compared our top three and made a decision to make an offer on our #1.

Wednesday Jan. 18th:  Bright and early we got of took a trip to NAS Mayport where Tim will be stationed and drove around the base until it was time for us to meet our realtor at house #1.  We walked through the house again looking at every detail and decided this was the one.  The asking price was $245,950 and we offered $220,000.  Twenty minutes later we heard back with a counter offer of $232,000 and if we would go with the builders lender instead of ours they would pay $10,000 in closing costs!  Plus they said they would include putting two inch faux wood blinds in ALL the windows for us.  We accepted and continued to do paperwork that day!

So here are a few pictures of the house.  It was built in 2009 as a model home for Richmond America and has never been occupied and considered a new construction still!  It has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a 3 car garage!  2,829 square feet and upgraded in every room!

Downstairs Bathroom #1

Down Stairs Bedroom #1

Downstairs Bedroom #2

Upstairs Bedroom #3

Upstairs Bedroom #4

Dining Room (Downstairs connected to kitchen)

Formal Living Room

Formal Living Room

Kitchen

Street View

Kitchen

Upstairs Loft/Entertainment Room

Master Bathroom - Dbl. Sinks, Toilet Room, Walk-In Closet

Master Bath

Master Shower

Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Staircase

From Front Entry - To the left is the formal living room, staircase, straight back is kitchen and dining room and hallway across from stairs take you to the two downstairs bedrooms, bath and laundry room.  Closest door on the right is a closet.

We are packing out of the Pensacola area on February 1st and checking into a hotel for a week.  As of now our closing date on the house is February 8th.  We are so excited to move into our dream house!

We're Moving

We knew this day was coming and now it is here.  We will be moving to the Mayport/Jacksonville, Fl area where we will be stationed for at least four years.  This is 5-6 hours east of Pensacola, Fl where we are currently stationed.  Mayport is actually where Tim will be stationed and trained on the SH-60B.  Later the Bravo model of the SH-60 will transition to the Romeo, so somewhere in those four years Tim will receive more training on the new model of helicopter.

As I sit here writing this at 4AM I look up to see my house torn apart and boxes surrounding me.  It is so nice to finally know where and when we are moving instead of just packing, in hopes that we wont need what is in boxes before we leave.  As for a time frame, we have until the first week in February to pack up, buy a house and move east.

Tim's parents arrived yesterday for Tim's Wining Ceremony on Friday January 13th!  More family will be arriving later in the week too.

We feel so blessed to have so much love and support from our family and give God all the praise and glory for all the things He has given us.

Today I am 21 weeks 5 days pregnant!  Still not feeling much of Sarah's movements yet but she is growing and with that so am I!  One easy part of packing was putting all my clothes that don't fit me anymore away, I know I wont be needing them for awhile.  Last week we had an ultrasound  and based off the measurements of her head the doctor estimated her weighing about 14oz.  By now I am sure she is a pound.  During the ultrasound the doctor noticed that one of Sarah's kidneys was slightly larger than it should be.  This will be monitored closely but no need to worry too much at this time.  Her other kidney is functioning properly and is measuring at just the right size.

Well now I am faced with the question of, should I to go back to bed for an hour or two or just stay up and  work on cleaning up my moving mess...

God Bless

Gender Reveal!!

Merry Christmas!  

We know you have been waiting and waiting for this day to come...so have we!  So without further ado, check the volume on your computer so you can hear the audio on the video and press play!

(To view in full screen you may have to go to YouTube and watch it there.  Press the 'You Tube' button on the bottom of the video to go straight there.  Then expand the screen and watch.)

P.S. ~ For those who called me at 1:30am and 3:30am this morning...nice try! (I still love you!)

18 Weeks!!

Time has gone by so fast!  I can't believe that we are almost halfway through this pregnancy.  The count down for the gender reveal is getting close, only nine more days!  We thought since Christmas is right around the corner we would reveal the gender to all our friends and family at the same time Christmas Day!  What a great gift!  By email and/or blog you will be able to find out if Baby Palmer is a boy or girl!

Currently Baby Palmer is the size of a sweet potato, approximately 5.6 inches long from head to rump and 6.7 ounces.  Baby is growing rapidly, twisting, rolling, punching and kicking too!  I have seen on previous ultrasounds that Baby Palmer is a mover but I have not yet felt any of his/her movements.  I would imagine that it wont be too much longer before I can feel everything going on inside of me.  

Tim has officially completed his last flight here at this training command!  We are set for the January 13th Winging Ceremony and will be moving shortly there after.  Where????  We still don't know!  Hopefully we will find out the first week in January.

Last night was the HT-8 (Tim's Squadron) Christmas Party.  It was a nice night to dress up, get out of the house and enjoy the evening with friends.  They were giving away some awesome prizes including a 55 inch and 60 inch flat screen TV, Kindle Fires, iPods, and $$$.  We walked away with two squadron glasses that they provided for everyone attending.